Meet Our Team

Current Team Members

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Christopher Rogers

Executive Producer, Director

Christopher lives in Virginia. He has a BS in Business from Pennsylvania State University. He has been working in media production since 1977, and founded The Animated Word project in 2017.

Image is an illustrated head shot of The Animated Word Team Member Monica Theiler

Monica Theiler

Creative/Technical Director, Animator

Monica lives in Wisconsin and has a BA in Multi-Media, and a BA in Japanese from San Diego State University, as well as an MFA in Visual Effects from Academy of Arts University. She has been an animator for The Animated Word since 2019.

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John William Doryk

Music and Sound Designer

John William Doryk is an award winning film composer and sound designer, who has been creating original music and sound design for over 30 years. He currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado with his wife and two children.

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Lydia Farahat

Lead Illustrator, Animator

Lydia lives in Birmingham, UK and has graduated with a BA (Hons) in Creative Expressive Therapies from the University of Derby. She has worked with The Animated Word team since 2019.

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Nancy Rogers

Co-Producer, Administrative Director

Nancy lives in Virginia and has a BA in Social Psychology from Mary Baldwin University. She has been serving The Animated Word team since 2017.

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Joseph Briggs

Editor

Joseph lives in Virginia and has a BS in Biochemistry and a minor in psychology from Virginia Tech. He has been an editor for The Animated Word since 2023.

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Sara Briggs

Editor and Social Media Coordinator

Sara lives in Virginia and is currently in high school. She has been an editor and social media coordinator for The Animated Word since 2023.

Previous Team Members

Image is an illustrated head shot of The Animated Word Team Member Katherine Watanabe

Katherine Watanabe

Creative Director, Illustrator

Image is an illustrated head shot of The Animated Word Team Member Roya Saeidi

Roya Saeidi

3D Modeller, Animator

Image is an illustrated head shot of The Animated Word Team Member Zachary Hyo-Won Kim

Zachary Hyo-Won Kim

Animator, Technical Director

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Johanna Stockholm

Illustrator

Image is an illustrated head shot of The Animated Word Team Member Abigail Mills

Abigail Mills

Editor, Copywriter

Image is an illustrated head shot of The Animated Word Team Member Michael Briggs

Michael Briggs

App Developer, Editor